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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-17

A Sons of Veteran camp has been organized
in Chapman Post Hall. with Al Right as cap
tain. Their roll for charter members will be
closed on Friday evening the 22d inst.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-17
The Labor Organizations.

A meeting of the national executive commit
tee of the Union Labor party will be held in this
city on Tuesday, May 8.
The BARRIERS assembly is growing very rapidly.
On an average three shops per week have come
into the assembly in the last four weeks.
The regular meeting of the English speaking
socialists will be held next Sunday afternoon,
when the Getty Press and the Platform of the
Union Labor Party" will be discussed.
The Knights of Labor library continues to
grow. Captain j. II. Allen, of Terre Haute,
last week sent box Of standard works. Several
hundred volumes have already been donated.
Lady Kern Assembly, No. 6437. K. OF l. gave
a very enjoyable ball at Lyra Hall Friday
evening. Over one hundred couples were pres
ent The ladies who had charge of the affair
were Mrs. Sarah Hofbauer. Mrs. Amy Chase.
Mrs Maggie Carr, Miss Minnie Lewis and Miss
Laura Enoch.
The Knights of Labor are making rapid gains
in Indiana. Twenty-Five new assemblies have
already been organized during the present
month. The organization has begun to branch
out among the farmers, and half the new mem
bers taken in this month have been farmers.
District Assembly, No. l06 of this city, has or
ganzed seven large assemblies since the begin
ming of April.
Loehiel Assembly, No. 5543 K of L., of Har-
risburg. Pa, has issued call for convention
to be held at National Hall, Harrisburg, on Sat-
urday. June 4, for the purpose of forming a
national trade district of iron and steel workers
requested to send delegates. This city will be
represented by twelve delegates, who viii be
lected about May l.
The failure of the carpenters strike is very
exasperating to many of the journeymen, and as
they recognize the fact thai the failure was due
to lack of organization, an effort is to be made
at once to perfect some sort Of union. The
majority of the workmen are opposed to going
into the Knights of Labor and if there is an or
ganization started it will bs an independent
union, composed exclusively of carpenters.
The Building Associations.
The police are contemplating the organization
of an association of their own. Already nearly
all of them are shareholders in different asso-
Citations.
A secretary predicts that five hundred labor
ing men will be enabled to secure homes of their
own this summer, through money saved in q
building and loan association.
Church saving associations have proven
wonderful success in some of the Eastern cities
and several of the leading churches here are
thinking of starting associations for the benefit
of their relief funds.
The College-avenus association now has eleven
hundred shares in operation. The demand for
money continues good and many improvements
are being made in the northern part of the city
/ with money advanced By the association, which
now has over S42. 900 loaned on first mortgages.
The North side Association has issued its
| third series of stock. and the books now
| open for subscriptions. The headquarters of
the association are at the corner OF ST. joseph
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-17

Outstanding, No. IL had adjourned. but luckily
some tarried until the visitors put in their ap-
pearance. and DIR. Armstrong was called to the
chair when an hour was most prohtsby spent.
Anchor, No. 16 will give fancy dress carni-
val at Virginia avenue Rink next Tuesday
evening. consisting of skating, bicycle riding
and drill by Division No. 2 Uniform Rank,
knights of Pythas. Master Albert Raphael
will give exhibition of fancy skating and bi-
cycling. The entertainment will conclude with
the farce 1.-The Razzle-Dazzle." Refreshments
will deserved.
Mercantile, No. II, on Wednesday evening
next, will give free entertainment. Those on
the programme are Mr.. Charles A. Dryer. ad-
dress; the Misses J. Nav Miller and Cora Proud
foot, piano duet; Mr. Ed j. Gauspohl and Miss
j. May Miller, violin and piano duet; Master
Freddie Olsen. recitation; Messrs- McCabe and
Wickard, guitar and harp duet and H. T. Soil
day, past cardinal. readings Hon. L. c. Walk
er, supreme cardinal. will be in attendance
Merchants, No. ii, was agreeably surprised
on.last Tuesday evening, in the midst of business
discussions. by the entrance en- masse OF visitors
from Indianapolis, No. i; Crescent No. Is: An
Choir, No. 16, and other lodges. 4 hearty vel
come was extended, and social hop was held.
One OF the characteristics of the evenings en-
joyment was the presentation by DR.. Sullivan
of elaborate and suggestive design for an en-
blem for banner The emblem portrays in a
marked degree the hidden mysteries of the
Leagues impressive initiatory.
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF THE GOLDEN RULE.
Castle Enterprise, No 259, Knights and La
dies of the Golden Rule, held its second meeting
on Wednesday evening, with full attendance.
The castle was organized by Past Commander
J. Wesley Bennett, aud instituted April by Sir
knight Ulerick supreme deputy, assisted by Su.
preme Commander Sir knight s. NJ. Bernard, of
Louisville. and Supreme Secretary Sir Knight T.
j. Smith, of Cincinnati. The charter members
are members of the United Order of Honor
The officers elected and installed as follows:
Past commander, Comrade j. Insley Bennett;
commander. Lady F. Y. H,.7siuttss; vice-command-
err, Comrade H. A. Wright; secretary, Comrade
W. H. Hail: treasurer Comrade w. H. Bartlett;
prelate, Lady Addie Lloyd; masters arms. Com
rade j. w. Peddicord; Herald, Lady Nancy
Woodland; warder, Comrade w. T. Ellis; senti-
mel, Comrade Thomas Dodd; medical examiners
DR.. o. B. Pettijohn ana DR.. Hagsart. The cas-
tie will meet on Thursday evening in Foster Hall,
When Block
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-17
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Quiet and Unchanged-Hogs Active
and Higher-Sheep Quiet
INDIANAPOLIS. April 16.
CATTLE-Receipts, $780, shipments. 500. Quail
ity only fair. Market quiet and unchanged; few
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17
PROMINENT PERs ONs.

Senator Jones, bt Nevada, is said to be
richer to-day than ever.
Governor Hill was never In such robust
health as he is at present.
Bill Nye gets Sl50a week for writing ex-
clusively for the New York World.
Attorney General Garland Is at Hominy
Hill, Ark, making preparations for an ex-
tended excursion on the Ouachits.
Edward V. Valentine, the Richmond
sculptor, has completed the statue of John
c. Breckinridee in clay for the capitol square
at Fra nkfort, Ky.
George Fortescue, playing Catherine In
"Evangeline." weighs between 400 and 800
pounds, and Is the heaviest man In the the
atr ical business.
Henry w. Grady. Of the Atlanta Constitu-
tiOn, Is said 10 have been offered by lecture
manager $4,000 to tell the north this winter
the story Of the new south.
Colonel John A. Cockerlll vigorously de-
nies that he has been offered the managing
editorship of the New York Herald, or that
there has been any rupture Of his friendly re-
fations with the proprietor OF the World
For, fees In the Sharp tflal In New York
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

The Centenary OF tho Constitution.
For the past two days the city Of Phila-
delphia. where 100 years ago was Assem-.
bled the convention that framed the fed.
cral constitution, has been celebrating
with an appropriate and elaborate dis.
play OF patriotism the conventions
adoption Of that instrument. The final
ceremonies of this commemorative event
will take place to-day, which is shown by
the constitution itself to be the date of
the month on which it received the ap.
proval Of all the states represented. That
document says: "Done in Convention by
the Unanimous Consent Of the States
present the Seventeenth Day Of Sep
tember in the year OF our
Lord one thousand seven hundred
and eighty.seven and of the 1nde.
pendence of the United States of Amer
lea the Twelfth. Thus this day Is made
forever memorable in the fundamental
law itself, although it does not mark the
time when the constitution took effect.
since the instrument was only to be bind.
ing after ratification by nine states. That
was not effected until nearly q year after,
and 1t was nearly two years and a half
before all the states had ratified.
The student of American history will
find no more interesting reading than
the record of the proceedings of the con.
vention which framed the constitution.
That great instrument, the admiration of
statesmen the world over. passed
through many perils to completion
and adoption. The great men who
composed the convention differed radi.
cally respecting most of the provisions
proposed, and several times there was
imminent danger that the effort to make
a constitution would be abandoned. But
spirit of amity and of mutual defer
ence and concession" as Washingt on
expressed it in his letter to the congress
submitting the constitution, prevailed,
and as the result of numerous COM
promises the consummation was reached.
But further conflict awaited the con-
stitution before its ratification by the
states, and this was carried on with
great zeal and vigOr by the opponents of
the instrument, among whom were some
of the most learned, brilliant and intlu-
entiai men of that period. They had to
do battle, however, against equally strong
and patriotic men, and these won.
The wisdom of the men who framed
and sustained the constitution as adopted
the men Of to-day can fully appreciate
A great nation has grown up under il
with a progress unparalleled in history,
and the American people have full faith
in its authority, as the supreme law OF
the land, to hold the union together fol
all time, rs 1t was intended to do.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17
wild animal was making his home in thii
dark aho1a After he had zone several

wild animal was making his homo in thi!
dark abode. After he had gone several
hundred feet he discovered numerous
bones scattered around. and while he was
stopped with his hair standing straight
on his head wondering what to do, his
ears were greeted with . mighty roar II ke
the falling OF many waters In the dis
tance. With hurried step he made his
way to daylight again, leaving his dog. to
the mercy of the mad inhabitants OF this
unexplored cavern Of mid.Butts: He at
once sought his follow-hunter, Mr.. Ma
lone. and in winding out between tho
mountains" he discovered beautiful
spring gushing out from the side Of the
hill, whose waters, he says, are equal il
not superior to Indian Springs, as to its
mineral properties. He at last found
Mr.. Malone, to whom he told OF his won.
derful discovery and terrible experience,
bat rs the sun was just peeping over tho
hills in his western course, they con.
cluded to leave their adventures till an.
other day. On returning to town they
told what they had seem" and COM
pany is being organized to go out there
at an early day and make further ex.
plorations, after which we will give
further details.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17
Our Tax Eaters.

The reckless waste of the city's funds
in keeping supernumeraries on the pay
roll continues in spite of all remon-
STRANGE. The city clerk keeps three depu-
ties on the payroll. when $50 clerk to
assist at council meeting would be ample.
The city treasurer has three deputies on
the payroll at $3.50 each. when the char
ter allows him only one deputy,
and at the very outside one deputy
and a $50 clerk could do
the work of the Office just as we'll as it is
done by the same force In the county
treasurer's Office. Then we have ON the
payroll the alleged keeper of the pest
house. which has had no inmates during
the past two years, and whose keeper Is
running at large, attending to private
business. We have two janitors for the
council chamber and city Jail in the same
building when one can do the work with
out straining his nerves. Then we have
paid sergeant-at-arms to wait
on the council, service that
is q mere sinecure begotten by spite.
work toward the police commission. The
superintendent of buildings, who last
year would have been content with one
clerk, now has two inspectors at "a day
each, rain or shine, to wait on him, be-
sides the office clerk to attend to calls.
The street commissioner has four or five
foremen on his pay roll, rain or shine.
some OF whom never would be missed.
And so the pay roll of pensioners on
the city is growing from month to month,
and the council keeps on increasing
taxes regardless of the heavy burdens
caused by public improvements and in
creased fire hydrant tax, illuminating
expense and other constantly increasing
municipal demands.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

Jackson (Ga.) Argus: On Thursday of
last week Mr.. w. H. Malone and Andrew
McClendon were squirrel hunting IN the
hilly country on Sandy creek, about four
longing 70 Levi Ball. That section is
exceedingly rough, the large hills stand
side by side like potato hills, with deep
ravines running between them. In many
places the hills are SO steep and rugged
that nothing but squirrel or Rocky
mountain goat can climb them, with
huge boulders as large as a small house
hanging out from the side of the almost
perpendicular walls.
1t was in one of the dark and deep
gorges that Andrews favorile dog struck
a trail, and his proud owner, knowing
that his dog never told he, followed
him for several hundred yards up the
dark ravine. Andrew says it was u
frightfnl place. the overhangIng rocks
and lofty forest trees so completely shut.
ting out the rays of the sun that 1t was
almost as dark as midnight. However. he
pushed forward, thinking fine fat
possum was soon to be his, until his dog
finally disappeared in the bowels of the
earth. He could hear the faint howl of
his faithful Rover, but could not induce
him to come out. Andrew being OF
venturcsome disposition, concluded to
return to his buggy and get his lantern
and explore the "hole in the ground"
After half hour spent in climbing out
of the dark chasm he succeeded IN re-
turning to the spot again to find the dog
still baying at something far away in the
ground. With lantern in one hand and
his gun cooked aud primed in the other
he disappeared into the cave. After
going some distance under the ground he
found that he was IN spacious cav ern
and the faint voice OF his dog could just
be heard He pressed forward, half
feeling his way, expecting every moment
to meet a terrible encounter with some
ravenOus beast. as the indications at the
mouth of the cave showed that some
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER H. 1887

John f. Parsons got $4,000; Albert Stick.
nev, $50. 900; ex-Judgc William A. Fullerton.
$4,000, and Peter Mitchell and ex Judge
Homer A. Nelson, $4,000 each-$6o, 600 In
all.
Mayor Hewitt has promised to review the
New York Italian parade to be given Sep
tember 20 In celebration of the entry Of the
Italians into Rome, but when he was asked
to fly the Italian flag from the City hall on
that occasion he warmly replied; mo, sir;
while am mayor no flag but the American
flag shall be put on the City hail."
Zebehr Pasha, who has just been released
from three years Imprisonment at Gibral-
tar, has played an important part In African
politics for twenty-five years past. lie has
been an English prisoner ever since his cap
ture by General Gordon over ten years ago.
lie was on parole In Cairo for eight years
Until his intrigues in behalf Of the Mahd-
obliged the English to shut him up at Gibral
tar.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17
A Phenomenal Baby.

Plttsburg Dispatch: Probably the
smallest bit of breathing humanity In the
city of Allegheny is little. Miss Barr.
daughter of Joseph M. Barr, of the
Brighton road. Three weeks ago to.
morrow she opened her eyes for the first
group of friends. At this time she tipped
very tiny pair of scales at less than two
pounds.
Her exact weight then as given by
proud relatives varies from one pound up,
but all draw the line below the two
pound notch. Of course there were very
few hopes that one SO small could inhale
enough air to keep it alive, and there was
a shade of sadness thrown over those who
would otherwise have been supremely
hapOy on this occasion. Most OF tho
relatives cf the fragile infant expected an
early demise. but the little one disap.
pointed them most happily. In spite Of
her size the babe was possessed of good
deal of life and energy. Having got safely
idto this vale of sorrows and trlbulatiOns
with the usual accomplishments of pap,
parcgoric, kisses and baby talk, Miss
Barr decided to make the best of it. She
accordingly took tighter grip on life,
and then, after looking at her size, con-
cluded to go to. sleep and grow This
she has succeeded in doing, so far, and
every day her chances of living to become
grandmother become brighter. Miss
Barr is featherweight, but for all that
she is well formed and appears to enjoy
good health. In height she is less than
foot, but ~ smiling friend said yester-
day, "she's started out to make up for
that" At her birth the baby could be
spanned about the body easily with the
thumb and finger. She was, however,
formed in good proportion and with well.
developed features.
She passes most of her time asleep,
rolled tightly in warm clothing, and it is
thus she receives her many visitors, who
call to see her at her home on the Brighton
road, opposite Brighton place. Among
the medical profession of the city she has
created quite stir and has been pretty
freely discussed. All the physicians de-
clare her phenomenon, and her growth
will be watched with considerable
Interest
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17
The County Campaign.

The republicans of Douglas county
will in the coming campaign start out
with from 500 to 1000 majority IN their
favor. They can elect their county ticket
beyond doubt, providing it is not
loaded down with dead-weights. In an
off year and in local campaign the
party can only hope to win by nominal
ing men who are known to bo competent
and clean handed. Republicans, as a
class are very independent when it comes
to choosing county and city officials
All things being equal they will give the
preference to the republican candidates,
but the party lash is powerless IN dra-
gooning respectable men, for the sake of
the party, into the support of dlsreput-
able characters and men of bad habits.
In national campaign the party attach.
ment often pulls through local candidates,
who, in an off year would be slaughtered
in the house of their political friends.
We say this much because we desire a
county ticket put IN the field this fall that
will command the undivided support OF
republicans of all factions and shades.
We must merit success IN order to
achieve it. The rank and file of indepen'
dent ::and thinking voters is altogether
too numerous to be ignored or deiied.
When a choice of local candidates is pre-
sented men will not allow party feeling
to deaden the impulse of conscience
Given the choice between reputable
democrat and disreputable republican
hundreds of republicans will break ranks
and support the candidate of the oppos
ing party. This tendency to repudiate
the bad work Of conventions is IN the in
terest of good government. 1t is the
only safeguard taxpayers and good citi
zens have against combinations of job
bers and dishonest office-seekers who de
sire to foist themselves into positions o.
responsibility and trust.
1t therefore behooves republicans wht
sincerely desire party success this fall tt
exercise great care in selecting delegates
to the county convention and impressinf
upon them the necessity of nominating
men only whose record can stand th'
test of popular criticism in the impend
| ing campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

WIEN the letter from the chief OF po-
lice and the starving policemen, asking
for pay had been read at the council
meeting Tuesday evening. there was q
scramble among the bosses as to who
could fling the first shovel of dirt at it.
The gentleman" from the Third, not.
withstanding that his mouth seems al.
ways to be full of hot mush, got there
first with motion to table the commu.
nication. After some mumbling around
the circle. which no one could under.
stand, another motion was made 20 have
it referred" and referred it was to one
of the committees of whsperers. Thus
the farce among the law-breakers goes
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

BoODLER MCGARIGLE IS not in Switzer-
land as recently reported. He Is still IN
hiding in Canada and was seen by a
Chicago man the other day. The Do
minion authorities want to try him for
having placed the picture of a Canadian
subject in the rogues gallery in Chicago.
So he has to hide from the minions of
both governments. If this sort of treat
ment is extended, "boodling" and skip
ping over the line will not be so attract.
i've and popular hereafter.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

population" To the jewish population
this announcement will be revelation.
"Yom Kippur," the day Of atonement, Is
the most solemn fast day OF the Jewish
creed, ana occurs on the tenth day OF the
next lunar month. The Jewish new
year, like all well.regulaied new
years. begins at the beginning.
Instead of occurring on the first day Of a
calendar month as does the secular new
year, 1t begins on the first day Of the
lunar month, which sets in Sunday next.
This is known as memorial day" among
the Jews. and unlike atonement day,
is not celebrated by fasting.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

The woolen manufacturers of this
country have applied to the secretary of
the treasury for n ruling that will impose
the same duty on worsted goods that IS
collected on woolens. This is the same
scheme that several high tariff members
of last congress tried to rush through the
legislative body and failed. 1t Is wholly
wrong and the monopolists are not likely
to induce the secretary of the treasury to
forestall the action OF congress. There is
no reason, except that of monopolistic
greed, why the cost of clothing should
be raised.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

THAT the BEE was right in the attitude
1t took in relation to the recent fictitious
uprising of the Utes is proved, if further
proof were needed, by the Colorado
militia. They freely denounce the late
campaign as useless and costly farce in
which there was more lying than has
been done on earth since the time of
Ananias." The rauchmen first heard
that there had been Indian Troubles"
from the Colorado papers. There is
nothing very commendable in such news.
paper enterprises.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-17

The interstate commission met ut
Minneapolis this week to listen to pro-
tests against the abolition of car load
rates. Authorized representatives from
the principal cities Of the west and north
west united in q protest which denies
that the retention of car load rates is H.
legal as claimed BY eastern merchants
and manufacturers. The commission Is
holding the matter under advisement.
II ought not take them long to decide.
The law does not establish the unit OF a
freight cargo. But the car load has al
ways been so recognized. The only con-
dition which the law imposes upon public
carriers is that the same rate
should be charged to all patrons
for carrying freight in the same direction
over like distance. In other words, no
railroad is allowed to exact higher
amount for carrying car load OF q given
class of freight shipped over given dis
tance by one patron than It charges for
transporting the same class Of freight over
the same road to the same destination to
another, whether the latter is heavy
shipper who, had formerly been favored
with rebates by reason Of doing heavy
business.